How to rotate a video on Android using the Google Photos app

There are many times you need to rotate a video on Android. Sometimes, you may accidentally capture a video in portrait mode while trying to capture it in landscape and end up with a sideways video. On other occasions, you may actually rotate your phone while capturing a video on your phone. In both the cases, you’ll need to rotate the video so that you can view it properly. However, it’s not that easy to rotate videos in Android.

In this post, we’ll guide you on how to rotate a video on Android using the Google Photos app.

Step-by-step guide to rotate a video on Android

Requirements

An Android smartphone with Google Photos app installed on it

Rotate a video on Android using the Google photos app in simple steps

Step 1. First of all, launch Google Photos apps on your Android phoneStep 2. If you’re using the app for the first time, you’ll be asked to set your Backup & Sync settings first. You can skip the process by tapping Done buttonStep 3. Once you’ve skipped the initial setup process, select the video you want to rotate and tap on it to start playingStep 4. In the next step, pause the video and tap the screen. This will load video controls. Just tap on the little pencil icon at the bottom of the screenStep 5. This will open edit menu of the Google Photos app. From here, you can trim the video by removing unnecessary frames. At the bottom the screen, you’ll also see the rotate option. Just tap on it This will rotate your video to landscape mode. You can save it on your device by tapping the Save button at the top right corner.

Note

The rotated video will be saved as a copy. It will not overwrite the original video.

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